PERMISSION TO MEMBERS TO BE ABSENT

Under the provisions of clause 2(d) of Article 46 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the following Members have been granted permission to be or to remain absent from sittings of Parliament (or any Committee of Parliament to which they have been appointed) for the periods stated:-

Mr Mah Bow Tan - from 30th August to 1st September, 1996

Mr K. Shanmugam - from 1st to 5th September, 1996.

Mr Chay Wai Chuen - from 2nd to 3rd September, 1996.

Dr Wong Kwei Cheong - from 2nd to 7th September, from 12th to 20th September and from 3rd to 4th October, 1996.

Mr Chng Hee Kok - on 3rd September, 1996.

Mr Peh Chin Hua - from 4th to 8th September and from 22nd to 26th September, 1996.

Dr Ker Sin Tze - from 5th to 6th September and on 12th September, 1996.

Mr Leong Horn Kee - from 5th to 12th September and from 16th to 23rd September, 1996.

Dr Beng Kian Lam, Arthur - from 6th to 14th September, 1996.

Mr S. Chandra Das - from 7th to 8th September and from 4th to 5th October, 1996.

Encik Sidek bin Saniff - from 7th to 8th September and on 19th September, 1996.

Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam - from 10th to 11th September and from 28th September to 4th October, 1996.

Prof S. Jayakumar - from 12th to 14th September and from 19th September to 7th October, 1996.

Assoc. Prof. Ho Peng Kee - from 12th to 14th September, 1996.

Mr Peter Sung - from 12th to 30th September, 1996.

Dr Aline K. Wong - from 14th to 15th September and from 21st to 23rd September, 1996.

Encik Ibrahim bin Othman - from 15th to 21st September, 1996.

Encik Yatiman Yusof - from 15th to 21st September and from 29th September to 3rd October, 1996.

Mr Lau Ping Sum - from 15th to 21st September and from 30th September to 8th October, 1996.

Mr Chew Heng Ching - from 15th to 21st September, 1996.

Encik Mohamad Maidin B P M - from 15th to 21st September, 1996.

Dr John Chen Seow Phun - from 15th to 21st September and from 4th to 11th October, 1996.

Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng - from 15th to 22nd September, 1996.

Dr Ong Chit Chung - from 16th to 19th September and from 30th September to 1st October, 1996.

Encik Othman bin Haron Eusofe - from 16th to 21st September, 1996.

Mr Yeo Toon Chia - from 16th to 30th September, 1996.

Dr Wang Kai Yuen - from 17th to 21st September, from 7th to 13th October and from 23rd to 31st October, 1996.

Mr Chiam See Tong - from 17th to 22nd September, 1996.

Mr S. Dhanabalan - on 18th September, 1996.

Mr Loh Meng See - from 19th to 24th September, 1996.

BG Lee Hsien Loong - on 21st September and from 11th to 18th October, 1996.

Mr Koo Tsai Kee - from 21st September to 1st October, 1996.

Mr Lim Hng Kiang - from 21st September to 2nd October, 1996.

Mr Kenneth Chen Koon Lap - from 23rd to 26th September, 1996.

Mr Choo Wee Khiang - from 23rd to 27th September, 1996.

Mr Zulkifli bin Mohammed - from 24th to 28th Septmber, 1996.

Dr Hu Tsu Tau, Richard - from 24th September to 6th October, 1996.

RAdm Teo Chee Hean - from 25th to 27th September, 1996.

Mr Chin Harn Tong - from 25th to 28th September, 1996.

Dr Lim Chun Leng, Michael - from 28th September to 1st October and from 9th to 17th October, 1996.

Mr Matthias Yao Chih - from 28th September to 5th October, 1996.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo - from 29th September to 3rd October, 1996.

Mr Bernard Chen - from 30th September to 3rd October, 1996.

Mr Lee Kuan Yew - from 1st to 10th October, 1996.

Assoc. Prof. Low Seow Chay - from 6th to 20th October, 1996.

Mr Goh Chok Tong - from 9th to 17th October, 1996.

Mr Heng Chiang Meng - from 21st October to 1st November, 1996.

Dr Kanwaljit Soin - from 26th October to 3rd November, 1996.

TAN SOO KHOON Speaker Parliament of Singapore